ECONOMIC GROWTH RATE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN SOUTH SULAWESI PROVINCE

The economy in South Sulawesi Province based on the amount of Gross Regional Domestic Product at the valid price for the second quarter of 2020 reached IDR 122.83 trillion and at constant 2010 prices reached IDR 79.81 trillion. The economy in South Sulawesi Province in quarter II-2020 against quarter II-2019 decreased or contracted -3.87 percent. Positive growth was only supported by 8 (eight) business fields, as more business fields contracted. The highest growth was achieved by Information and Communication amounting to 10.48 percent; followed by Electricity and Gas Procurement by 7.91 percent; Education services by 6.65 percent and Real Estate by 4.32 percent. For business fields that experienced a contraction, the majority occurred in business fields that were affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic. The source of economic growth in South Sulawesi Province in the second quarter of 2020 came from the Information and Communication Business Field of 0.73 percent. Followed by Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries by 0.55 percent; Education Services by 0.36 percent, and Real Estate by 0.14 percent. The categories of Transportation and Warehousing are the most dominant business fields in relation to the economic contraction of South Sulawesi Province. From the production side, the highest growth was achieved by the Information and Communication Business Field, which grew by 10.48 percent.